15 Ways Of Saying 'Idiot' In Ireland, Ranked In Order Of Stupidity

We've so many words for idiot across our little island that you mightn't recognise them all, or even know just how insulting each word may be.

To help Irish people better understand our own slang, and to educate anyone from abroad in need of an Irish dictionary, we've compiled all the words to call some stupid that we could think of and ranked them in order of their offensiveness.

We surely missed a few, so if you've any to add to our little list let us know in the comments.

15. Dope

Most often used as a term of endearment, we like to remind our nearest and dearest of their lack of intelligence.

14. Ape

Used when you want to imply someone has the intellectual capacity of an animal, but apes are pretty clever for animals so you can't be that offended.

13. Ludder

Popularised by RTÉ's Killinaskully, set in a fictional Tipperary village, this is apparently the typical insult for good-natured rural bar-flies.

12. Eejit

Much like dope, this is often used as a term of endearment, though it can be made serious adding 'feck' to the sentence.

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